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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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[?] Accident at Blackfriars

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 5

[?]pse of a girder during the widening [?]affiars bridge over the Thames killed [?]kmen and injured others…

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Our Singleton Letter. Accident on the Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 4

Yesterday a railway [?]ttler named James Murphy, residing in South Singleton, whilst working near the Ravensworth Station, slipped and fell upon the rails, dislocating…

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Accident

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 4

Yesterday morningv James, Murphy, a fettler, employed on the railway at Ravensworth, slipped and fell upon the rails, dislocating his left shoulder. The…

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Fate of a Wheat Ship. Twelve Men Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 December 1907 · page 5

The Government steamer Hinemoa, which arrived at the Bluff on Saturday had on board 15 castaways, rescued from The Depot, at Port Ross, Auckland Islands. They are the sole survivors of officers…

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[?]Wning Fatality Near Perth. [?]Hree Men Lose Their Lives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 December 1907 · page 5

[?] drowning fatality occurred in the [?] River, near Perth yesterday. when [?] named Gavin M' Callum, aged 19, [?] Harris, aged 24, single, and…

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Drowned in the Harbour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 3

Two members, of the crow of the tug Champion, wore going aboard. that Vessel at Dawes Point, late last, night, when one of them, a Fireman named Benjamin Bates, fell into the water…

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Loss of the Dundonald. Captain and Eleven Others Drowned, Terrible Suffering of Survivors

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 2

Fifteen castaways were rescued last week, from Port Ross Auckland Islands, and landed by the Government steamer Hinemon at the Bluff, being…

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Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 2

Mrs. William Atkinson wet with a very painful accident at her residence, High-street, on Friday afternoon. It appears that she was upstairs hanging some curtains on one of the windows, when she…

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Taree. Serious Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 3

A young lady named Laura Gill, aged 23, of Dumaresque Island, had the misfortune to fall over an embankment last evening and had both logs broken. It appears Miss Gill was returning home…

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Terrible Burning Accident. Five Men Injured. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 5

A terrible accident occurred at noon to-day on board the steamer Kempsey, lying at Iron Wharf, Darling Harbour. It appears that some turpentine or other inflammable…

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Terrible Shipwreck. Barque Dundonald Lost. Captain and Eleven Others Drowned. DUNEDIN, Saturday Night

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 3

THE New Zealand Government steamer Hinemoa arrived at the Bluff to-day after a voyage in connection with the Antarctic expedition, and also brought…

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Serious Railway Collision. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 2

A passenger train came into collision with a mineral train on the north junction of the Tall Vale railway. Three of the coaches of the passenger train…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 1

Two minors, Harry Cadd and Charles Edmonds, lost their lives at the Britannia mine, Ballarat Bast, on Monday. The men, with two mates, named…

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Great Burning Accident. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 2

A serious accident by burning occurred at noon 10-day on the steamer Kempsey, lying at Iron Wharf, Darling Harbour. It appears that some…

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Late Breeza Railway Accident

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 5

On the occasion of the Breeza railway accident the passengers by the infated train, recognising the splendid behaviour of the driver, W. M…

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Serious Accident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 8

A young lady named Laura Gill, aged 23, of Dumaresque Island, had the misfortune to fall over an embankment on Monday evening…

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Dro wning Fatality near Perth. Theree Men Lose Their Lives

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 5

A sad drowning fatality occurred in the Swan River, near, Perth, on Sunday, when three men, named Gavin M'Callum, aged 19, Stewart Harris, aged 24, single, and…

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Serious Railway Collision. Passengers' Narrow Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 December 1907 · page 4

A serious railway accident occurred yesterday morning near Kilkivan Junction. A special train, which ran from Brisbane to Rockhampto in connection with the visit of the English…

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Fatal Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 December 1907 · page 4

The slid news was received in Maitland late on Saturday afternoon of the dentil at Inverell that morning of Mr. Havelock Cooper, the result of an accident. Deceased had left Maitland, as…

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Collision in English Channel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 December 1907 · page 3

A collision took place off Folkestone, in the English Channel, yesterday between the Dutch steamer Scheldestroom, 1188 tons, and the British barque Forfarshire. The Scheldestroom…

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